The owner of Clague Architects has confirmed he is to step down after 38 years at the helm.

Andrew Clague, 68, will leave the firm, which has offices in Canterbury and Harpenden - a company his father started in 1934.

The team of 60 architects and staff, including eight partners, will be led by Karl Elliott in his role at managing partner.

He took over the position in April 2019 as part of the transition process.

Clague has built a national reputation for the masterplanning of major high-quality residential schemes for national housebuilders and repurposing retail developments.

Recent major projects include the redevelopment of the Debenhams site in Canterbury as the Guildhall Quarter, and the nearby former Nasons department store site as the proposed mixed-use Biggleston Yard project.

The firm has also been appointed to masterplan the first phase of a new community of 2,200 homes near Eastleigh, Hampshire and designed the new Ashford International Truckstop and commercial buildings that are currently under construction at Waterbrook Park, near Junction 10 of the M20.

Karl Elliott said: “Andrew has been instrumental in building a very successful and highly respected practice serving clients across Kent, in London and the wider South East.

“With the name Clague continuing above our door, Andrew leaves a very positive legacy having been involved in many exciting and significant conservation and ground-breaking design projects across Kent. Everybody in the firm wishes him all the best for the future.”

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